Hurricane's absence gives Weld his chanceRACING/LEOPARDSTOWN FESTIVAL: THE ABSENCE of Hurricane Fly in the first running of the retitled Istabraq Festival Hurdle could…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
O'Dwyer hopes Folsom deliversRACING/LIMERICK PREVIEW: TODAY’S LIMERICK opener is no “blue-riband” but Conor O’Dwyer will be hoping Folsom Blue can carry …Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Where risk and reward ride side-by-sideSPORT REVIEW 2011: From the death of one teenage rider with the world at his feet to the success of another at Churchill Downs…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Cross Appeal proves up to the taskRACING: NOEL MEADE was singing the praises of the Turf Club’s Noel O’Brien after Cross Appeal landed a bumper payout in yesterday…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Rubi on fact-finding missionRACING: IF IRELAND possesses a horse capable of mixing it with the remarkable Kauto Star and Long Run in March’s Cheltenham …Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Please Talk capable of showing his potential in an intriguing contestRACING: LIMERICK PREVIEW PAUL CARBERRY misses out on the Grade One action at Leopardstown and travels instead to Limerick for…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Roche hoping to carry form south as Silent Creek out to make amendsRACING: LIMERICK PREVIEW: CHRISTY ROCHE was in winning form at Leopardstown yesterday and he can repeat the trick at Limerick…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
McManus's Posse could head them allRACING: JP McMANUS’S ability to stay ahead of the bookmaker posse is legendary so Head Of The Posse could be an entirely apt…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Stamina vital for Welsh national slogCO CORK trainer Margaret O’Sullivan believes a test of stamina is vital to Indifference Curve and that is what the dour stayer…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Big Zeb to put new kid on the block in his placeLEOPARDSTOWN FESTIVAL DAY TWO PREVIEW: THERE WILL be a familiar vibe to today’s featured Grade One on the second day of Leopardstown…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Blackstairmountain adds to Mullins's luckRACING: WILLIE MULLINS hasn’t forged a legendary racing career through good fortune alone but the champion trainer was happy…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Sky's the limit for Martin's Bog WarriorRACING: THE FAMOUS purple colours of Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown Stud look set to make an indelible mark on the St Stephen…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Former jockey and trainer Michael O'Brien passes awayRACING: THE FORMER top National Hunt trainer Michael O’Brien died yesterday at the age of 68.Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Sir Des Champs capable of another winRACING/LIMERICK PREVIEW: SIR DES Champs provided Emmet Mullins with a career high when winning at the Cheltenham festival in…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
O'Grady's Pur Style can get off to a flyer in Grade Two juvenile hurdleRACING/ST STEPHEN’S DAY PREVIEW: IT’S A regular Christmas racing refrain that the juvenile hurdlers don’t look up to much, a…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
In-form Bay Of Kotor targets hat-trickRACING: DECEMBER HAS already been a very good month for Bay Of Kotor and he can put a St Stephen’s Day seal on it by completing…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Walsh wary of Long Run's threat to KautoRACING/KING GEORGE PREVIEW: FOR SUCH a self-consciously tough sport, racing is a sucker for sentiment and if Kauto Star can …Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Curragh next for DonRACING: PONDERING A tilt at a race at the Curragh might be unusual for December but that’s what Gordon Elliott is thinking of…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
On His Own set for LeopardstownRACING: AS EXPECTED Willie Mullins looks to have plenty of Grade One bases covered for the upcoming Christmas action but the…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
Boston Bob enters the frame for CheltenhamRACING : THE DECISION of leading British owner Graham Wylie to send a team of seven horses to Willie Mullins this season got…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Harrington's Jenari the pickJESSICA HARRINGTON is readying her powerful National Hunt team for next week’s Christmas action but can get a pre-holiday boost…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
First Lieutenant set for Christmas returnRACING : IT IS just over two weeks since First Lieutenant had to be pulled up with a bloody nose in a Grade One race at Fairyhouse…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Some premature sporting advice for 2012TIPPING POINT: Before the championship kicks into gear, it might be better if Cork hurling is taken out, given a blindfold, …Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Elliott's Mount looks bestRACING: GORDON ELLIOTT faces a busy holiday period on both sides of the Irish Sea but the Co Meath trainer can get a pre-Christmas…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Benbulben a possible for Navan 'slog'RACING/NAVAN: ONLY FOUR horses remain in contention for Sunday’s Grade One highlight at Navan but they represent four of the…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Sailor's Warn looks for big Ascot pay dayRACING: EDWARD O’GRADY is taking no chances as he targets a big pay day at Ascot on Saturday with Sailor’s WarnWed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Industry review orderedRACING: AN INDEPENDENT review of how racing is run in Ireland has been ordered by the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Lynam's Sole Power out of luck in Hong KongRACING/HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SPRINT: IRELAND’S SOLE Power was out of luck in Hong Kong yesterday morning as he had to settle…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Rubi Light impresses in Grade One victoryRACING: ANDREW LYNCH’S reputation as an expert big-race pilot got another boost at Punchestown yesterday with Rubi Light’s dominant…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Sole Power aims for career bestHONG KONG SPRINT: SOLE POWER, the only Irish challenger at tomorrow morning’s international festival in Hong Kong, will attempt…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Pittoni leads Byrnes's raiding trioTODAY’S RACING: PITTONI WILL have the services of Tony McCoy when he lines up for Limerick trainer Charles Byrnes in today’s…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Hennessy's Rubi can light up DurkanRACING: RUBI LIGHT can enjoy a change of luck in tomorrow’s €80,000 John Durkan Chase at Punchestown and confirm Rob Hennessy…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Tranquil Sea and Joncol lined up for Durkan duelPUNCHESTOWN: TRANQUIL SEA and Joncol face something of a John Durkan Chase decider at Punchestown on SundayWed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Denman to target Lexus Chase gloryLEOPARDSTOWN FESTIVAL: LEOPARDSTOWN’S authorities are set to give a Happy Christmas to the racing industry with €830,000 in …Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Flynn wins appeal over fine and banTRAINER Pat Flynn and jockey Shay Barry had contrasting results in their appeals to the Turf Club over penalties incurred due…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Huge challenge for Sole PowerSOLE POWER has a history of beating the odds but the sole Irish starter in this Sunday morning’s international extravaganza in…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
First Lieutenant boost for MorrisSUNDAY’S DRINMORE Chase at Fairyhouse turned into something of a disaster for the favourite First Lieutenant but trainer Mouse…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
It takes a ghost to bring many big 'names' to lifeTIPPING POINT : For every Pippa Middleton who actually writes her own tome, many more celebrities leave it to the hack in the…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Mourad to take centre stage for MullinsRACING: GRADE ONE races by definition are select but it could be argued Fairyhouse’s triple Grade One fixture tomorrow takes…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Europe in good shapeRACING: SOME OF the great two-milers of modern times have landed the Tingle Creek Chase and the current titleholder Sizing Europe…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Mullins has four in Grade One featureRACING: WILLIE MULLINS is attacking Sunday’s Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle with near Aidan O’Brien-like strength and …Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
HRI make changes to 2012 fixturesRACING: THERE MAY still be a month of 2011 to go but Horse Racing Ireland has already moved to alter its 2012 fixture list due…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Tingle the target for Sizing EuropeSIZING EUROPE is on course to try to become just the third Irish- trained winner of Saturday’s Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Weather to smile on FairyhouseFAIRYHOUSE’S “PREMIER Jump Racing Weekend” begins on Saturday but the Co Meath track has secured a plum result already with a…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Terry and Suarez remain firmly in the firing lineTIPPING POINT: Racism is never going to go away – but racist comments are still unacceptable and at official level they have…Mon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Mullins to thank his lucky starsRACING/PUNCHESTOWN SUNDAY: THOUSAND STARS can provide the perfect finale to an eventful week for Willie Mullins by winning the…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Inspection planned after more heavy rainRACING/CORK: THE CORK authorities plan to give their track as much time as possible to dry out ahead of tomorrow’s fixture but…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Mullins' star set to Fly once againPUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW: THE BRILLIANT Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly is on track to start a long odds-on favourite and settle…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Rubi Light ruled out of Haydock featureRUBI LIGHT’S return to action will have to wait a little longer as a morning workout on the Curragh yesterday resulted in Rob…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Walsh in with a chance of trebleFAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: RUBY WALSH has a lot of work to do to reclaim the champion jockey title in Ireland this season but can make…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
